📊Executive Summary

SK Hynix is reportedly preparing to place an order for 'thermal compression bonding equipment', raising interest in which of the two suppliers, Hanmi Semiconductor or Hanwha Semitech, will benefit from this order. In the first half of the year, SK Hynix's TC bonder order competition ended in a draw between the two suppliers. This development may indicate a shift in procurement strategies and supplier relationships within the semiconductor sector, particularly affecting the supply chain dynamics for equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing....